Level 5 Management and Leadership (Diploma)

The Level 5 qualifications in Management and Leadership are designed for middle managers and those aspiring to senior management who want to develop key skills such as managing resources, recruitment and information management.

They are designed for practising middle managers who wish to develop their core management skills and practices. These qualifications focus on the personal development of the individual learner’s management capabilities and competencies.

Certificate

A more extensive qualification, the Level 5 Certificate gives you a broader knowledge of middle management skills while focusing on the specific leadership areas appropriate to you and your workplace.

There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification. Assessment is normally through practical work based assignments. This ensures you minimise time away from work and that you undertake work study which is relevant to your own organisation’s context. Learners should have sufficient capability at the right level to undertake the learning and assessment. More specifically they should:

Have some experience of working as a middle manager in either a paid or unpaid capacity or have had experience of first line management and are aspiring to higher level management.

Understand management and leadership concepts relevant to the qualification.

Be able to investigate theories and current management thinking and link theory to practice.

Be able to communicate clearly in written English.

Be able to give up to date workplace examples of middle management from either paid or unpaid work.

NB It is possible to do this qualification when not in employment but candidates must have had some recent experience of management.

Chartered Management Institute (CMI) is the only chartered professional body in the UK dedicated to management and leadership and champions Management & Leadership standards in the UK. Membership of the CMI is designed to work for you during your studies and then beyond throughout the course of your management career. As a studying member of the CMI you could benefit from a comprehensive range of products and services, helping you develop into a more efficient manager capable of making a greater impact within your organisation.